YOu could go one step further with a dedicated folder and folder scripts. If you enable folder scripts and associate a script with the foler then you should be able to say something like
on new folder ... end I have an example script somewhere that I can find if you can't figure it out. Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn [email protected] On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:13 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > Hi Anne and others who might need this. > > I just whipped up an automation script that basically converts an opened pdf > or image or whatever into the same file name and as a text. This will > probably be usefull for anyone who doesn't want to bother with the entire > process each time. > > Here is the script that you can open in applescript editor, then export as an > application or script or anything if you like, and you can also tweak a few > things such as what it will conver it to, such as pdf instead of rtf. Place > the exported file into your services folder or add a shortcut, anything taht > makes it easier for you > > tell application "ABBYY FineReader Express" > activate > end tell > delay 2 > tell application "System Events" > tell process "ABBYY FineReader Express" > click button "Convert to Text Document" of window "Quick Tasks" > set windex to count every window > repeat until windex = 2 > set windex to count every window > say "scanning" > delay 3 > end repeat > delay 2 > say "completed" > click button "Save" of front window > end tell > end tell > > I would script the image scanner part of it to make it even easier, > especially if you have a document feeder type scanner but will only work on > that if requested to. > > Also, you can get rid of the say "scanning" part if it annoys you, i was just > using it to make sure that the repeat was proicessing correctly. > > Hope this somehow helps > > Best regards, > > Yuma > On 26/01/2012, at 1:41 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > >> Hello Ray, >> >> On 25 Jan 2012, at 09:45, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >>> Thing is, when I scan a file now, Fine reader will not open by itself. >>> And, even when I do open a file using command+o and it opens in Abby Fine >>> Reader, I still have to go in to Aby Fine Reader and press the convert to >>> text button. Do you have to do this? >> Yes. I don't know how to automate ABBYY FineReader so I have to do it by >> hand. >> >> As for it not opening automatically, have you repaired permissions lately? >> You seem to have configured everything correctly. >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
